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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC35110 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 63
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
2.0
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 53

Alloy Composition


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Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
97.2 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0